Monday, June 29, 2015

@11:00, 6/28/15

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1
Travel

Video: 36 Hours in Split

Surrounded by mountains and sea, Split has it all: Roman ruins, trendy shops and fashionable restaurants.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Split,+Croatia/@44.6277704,15.8008901,7z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x13355dfc6bbcf517:0xa1798ff631b49f98

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Split,+Croatia/@43.5148515,16.4490835,10z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x13355dfc6bbcf517:0xa1798ff631b49f98

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/croatia/index.html?8qa

2
Sports

Justin Gatlin Blitzes 200 Meters

Gatlin easily won his first race of the United States championships in Eugene, Ore., winning his opening heat in the 200 meters in 19.92 seconds.

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

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U.S.

Video: A Legacy of Devotion at Supreme Court

John Arthur died in 2013, but the legacy of his marriage to Jim Obergefell is at the center of the Supreme Court same-sex marriage case

This was the story that was taken to SCOTUS.
The Court concurred with Massachusetts.
Marriage is a civil right.

4
Sports

Caroline Wozniacki Coasts in Tuneup

Wozniacki reached the semifinals of the Wimbledon tuneup in Eastbourne, England, beating Andrea Petkovic.

http://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp
Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E
Boston0 2 0
2 0 1
0 0 0
581
Tampa Bay0 0 0
0 1 0
2 0 0
3100

  W: J. Masterson (3-2)   L: C. Archer (9-5)   S: K. Uehara (16)
  Bos HR: D. Ortiz (12) P. Sandoval (7) A. De Aza (6)
Preview | Box | Gameview | Recap

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Sports

Novak Djokovic Avoids Rest of ‘Big Four’ in Wimbledon Draw

Djokovic’s half of the draw does not include Roger Federer, Andy Murray or Rafael Nadal. On the women’s side, Serena Williams may have to get past three former No. 1s.

TeamWLPctGBHomeRoadEastCentralWestLast 10Streak
Tampa Bay 4235.545-21 - 2321 - 1220 - 186 - 310 - 115 - 5L 1
Baltimore 4034.5410.524 - 1316 - 2124 - 206 - 26 - 77 - 3W 3
NY Yankees 4135.5390.521 - 1420 - 2117 - 159 - 49 - 85 - 5L 1
Toronto 4136.532125 - 1516 - 2120 - 175 - 58 - 96 - 4W 1
Boston 3443.442817 - 2017 - 2313 - 244 - 611 - 96 - 4W 1
Central
TeamWLPctGBHomeRoadEastCentralWestLast 10Streak
Kansas City 4428.611-22 - 1322 - 153 - 619 - 1213 - 67 - 3W 4
Minnesota 4035.5335.525 - 1515 - 209 - 418 - 196 - 45 - 5L 1
Detroit 3936.5206.520 - 1919 - 172 - 526 - 144 - 105 - 5W 2
Cleveland 3340.45211.515 - 2318 - 174 - 814 - 229 - 73 - 7L 2
Chi White Sox 3242.4321318 - 1514 - 272 - 715 - 2511 - 44 - 6L 2
West
TeamWLPctGBHomeRoadEastCentralWestLast 10Streak
Houston 4434.564-25 - 1619 - 1810 - 84 - 922 - 164 - 6W 1
LA Angels 3937.513423 - 1716 - 208 - 114 - 322 - 166 - 4W 2
Texas 3838.500515 - 1923 - 1911 - 612 - 1011 - 202 - 8L 1
Seattle 3442.447917 - 2317 - 199 - 115 - 817 - 174 - 6L 2
Oakland 3444.4361014 - 2320 - 216 - 86 - 1319 - 225 - 5L 3


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Sports

Paraguay Stuns Brazil at Copa América

Paraguay defeated Brazil, 4-3, in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw to advance to the semifinals of the Copa América.


National League
East
TeamWLPctGBHomeRoadEastCentralWestLast 10Streak
Washington 4233.560-22 - 1420 - 1922 - 129 - 115 - 28 - 2W 8
NY Mets 4037.519329 - 1111 - 2623 - 158 - 124 - 64 - 6W 4
Atlanta 3640.4746.519 - 1517 - 2517 - 198 - 96 - 84 - 6W 1
Miami 3146.4031218 - 2213 - 2414 - 173 - 99 - 122 - 8L 1
Philadelphia 2650.34216.517 - 219 - 2910 - 236 - 146 - 74 - 6L 3
Central
TeamWLPctGBHomeRoadEastCentralWestLast 10Streak
St. Louis 5024.676-28 - 722 - 1712 - 521 - 89 - 47 - 3W 5
Pittsburgh 4233.5608.524 - 1418 - 1915 - 714 - 208 - 24 - 6L 1
Chi Cubs 3934.53410.520 - 1519 - 199 - 517 - 168 - 84 - 6L 4
Cincinnati 3440.4591620 - 1414 - 2613 - 915 - 163 - 75 - 5L 3
Milwaukee 2948.37722.515 - 2614 - 226 - 812 - 194 - 125 - 5W 1
West
TeamWLPctGBHomeRoadEastCentralWestLast 10Streak
LA Dodgers 4334.558-27 - 1316 - 216 - 36 - 927 - 195 - 5W 1
San Francisco 4235.545121 - 2021 - 158 - 66 - 422 - 227 - 3W 2
Arizona 3639.480618 - 1818 - 219 - 84 - 820 - 204 - 6W 1
San Diego 3741.4746.518 - 2019 - 215 - 67 - 621 - 215 - 5L 1
Colorado 3342.440917 - 2216 - 207 - 710 - 516 - 245 - 5L 2

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Business Day

Greece’s Financial Lifeline Is Now Up to European Central Bank

With talks broken off between Athens and international creditors, the eurozone’s central bank will decide how or whether to keep Greek banks afloat.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2015/jun/28/greek-crisis-ecb-emergency-liquidity-referendum-bailout-live

http://www.ekathimerini.com/ekathi/news

 RECENT NEWS



1. Closed banks and capital controls until referendum

2. Greek council recommends 60-euro limit on ATM withdrawals from Tuesday

3. ATHEX: Stock market to close for at least a week

4. Cyprus would consider writing off Greek debt if there is a deal

5. Sailors call off ferry strike

6. US urges Europe, IMF to reach deal to keep Greece in eurozone

more news

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/grisis/

Grisis

 
OK, this is real: Greek banks closed, capital controls imposed. Grexit isn’t a hard stretch from here — the much feared mother of all bank runs has already happened, which means that the cost-benefit analysis starting from here is much more favorable to euro exit than it ever was before.
Clearly, though, some decisions now have to wait on the referendum.
I would vote no, for two reasons. First, much as the prospect of euro exit frightens everyone — me included — the troika is now effectively demanding that the policy regime of the past five years be continued indefinitely. Where is the hope in that? Maybe, just maybe, the willingness to leave will inspire a rethink, although probably not. But even so, devaluation couldn’t create that much more chaos than already exists, and would pave the way for eventual recovery, just as it has in many other times and places. Greece is not that different.
Second, the political implications of a yes vote would be deeply troubling. The troika clearly did a reverse Corleone — they made Tsipras an offer he can’t accept, and presumably did this knowingly. So the ultimatum was, in effect, a move to replace the Greek government. And even if you don’t like Syriza, that has to be disturbing for anyone who believes in European ideals.
A strange logistical note: I’m on semi-vacation this week, doing a bicycle trip in an undisclosed location. It’s only a semi-vacation because I didn’t negotiate any days off the column; I’ll be in tomorrow’s paper (hmm, I wonder what the subject is) and have worked the logistics so as to make Friday’s column doable too. I was planning to do little if any blogging, and will in any case do less than I might have otherwise given the events."

The referendum will make the Greek exit from the Euro official or bring on an election.

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Business Day

With Oil Prices Recovering, Rig Count Steadies

Energy companies withdrew three rigs from oil fields this week, the smallest drop in five weeks, data showed on Friday.

We may be seeing a bottom rather than a recovery.
The U.S. continues to drive.

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U.S.

Video: Jubilation Outside Supreme Court

Supporters of gay rights cheered outside the Supreme Court on Friday after the justices ruled that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage.html

"In his own dissent, Justice Scalia took a similar view, saying that the majority’s assertiveness represented a “threat to American democracy.”
But Justice Kennedy rejected that idea. “It is of no moment whether advocates of same-sex marriage now enjoy or lack momentum in the democratic process,” he wrote. “The issue before the court here is the legal question whether the Constitution protects the right of same-sex couples to marry.”
Later in the opinion, Justice Kennedy answered the question. “The Constitution,” he wrote, “grants them that right.”"


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U.S.

Video: On Instagram: Marriage Equality

Americans across the country took to social media to celebrate the Supreme Court’s decision making same-sex marriage a right.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage.html

11
Business Day

Video: French Cabbies March Against Uber

Taxi drivers on Thursday blocked access to major airports and train stations in Paris to protest Uber, an American ride-sharing app that has been accused of creating unfair competition.

The taxis in France are regulated monopolies.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/26/business/international/uber-protests-france.html

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U.S.

Dylann Roof Had AR-15 Parts During Police Stop in March, Record Shows

The police in Columbia, S.C., questioned Mr. Roof and found ammunition and a forearm for an AR-15 rifle in his car trunk, but no crime was committed, the authorities say.

Rights to guns are protected by the second amendment.
The amendment was intended to support state militias.
They were superseded by a standing army in 1812. 

13
U.S.

Gay Rights Leaders Push for Federal Civil Rights Protections

Exhilarated by the Supreme Court’s endorsement of same-sex marriage, gay rights advocates have turned their sights on what they see as the next big battle: antidiscrimination laws.

Utah will fight.

People can protect their own religious liberty by how they elect to work.

If they offer their services to the public they must accept all of the public.

14
N.Y. / Region

Judge Limits Restrictions on Flights to East Hampton

A federal judge on Friday issued a preliminary injunction that will allow much of the heavy air traffic to Long Island’s East End despite an effort to reduce it.

East Hampton will have to think harder.

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U.S.

Video: A Dissenter on Same-Sex Marriage

Michael N. Jones spoke out against Friday’s Supreme Court decision that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right.

Some are strangers to themselves.  Some Know themselves.

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N.Y. / Region

End of a Pastoral Shortcut for Central Park’s Drivers

The road that loops along the east and west sides of the park above 72nd Street will be shut down to vehicles as of Friday evening.

Automobile drivers do not share the road.

17
Opinion

In Pakistan, Heat Waves and the Holy Month Don’t Mix

Piety and high temperatures are killing the residents of Karachi, the world’s third-largest city.

Their puritanism has a high price

18
Arts

Weekend Entertainments From the Archives of The New York Times

A front page article reported on the first gay pride parade in New York, a year after the Stonewall riots.

For some it is life itself.

19
U.S.

In Supreme Court Case, a Couple Not Recognized in Life or Death


Yes.
Sports

Brian Harmon Leads Travelers


I do not play or follow golf.


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14:00

1
Magazine

The 6.14.15 Issue

Readers react.

Children are born with empty heads.
Adults give them no hope of filling them.

3
Sports

Paraguay Stuns Brazil at Copa América


4
Real Estate

For $18 Million, a Gramercy Park View With a Coveted Key

A full-floor apartment on the 15th floor of 18 Gramercy Park, a former Salvation Army rooming house that was converted into luxury condos, is the sale of the week.

We can own more space than Gramercy  Park.


5
Magazine

‘Post Time’

Selected by Natasha Trethewey.

I will provide what comfort I can find.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best. 

6
Sports

Roger Federer Still in the Mix at Wimbledon, His Lawn of Dreams

Federer is aiming for an eighth title at Wimbledon, his favorite tournament, and if he gets it, at 33 he will be the oldest men’s champion of the Open era.

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/baseball/index.html

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N.Y. / Region

End of a Pastoral Shortcut for Central Park’s Drivers

Opinion

In Pakistan, Heat Waves and the Holy Month Don’t Mix

Sports

Women’s World Cup 2015: France and Germany to Meet Earlier Than Expected


World

Death Toll From Heat Wave in Pakistani Port of Karachi Hits 1,000


Puritanism enforced by law.

11
U.S.

California: 3 Officers Convicted of Beating Jail Visitor

Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies and a sergeant were found guilty Wednesday in the back-room beating of a jail visitor who, other guards testified, was already handcuffed on the ground and covered in blood.

12
Opinion

Art in Public Spaces

Readers debate whether public art is a welcome cultural amenity or an unwelcome intrusion in our parks and plazas.

Parks and plazas are designed spaces.
They are art as they stand.
If they are modified they are different art.
Aesthetics by committee are rarely pleasurable.

13
Business Day

Greece’s Financial Lifeline Is Now Up to European Central Bank


The lifeline has parted.  Greece must sink or swim.
Krugman:
"Clearly, though, some decisions now have to wait on the referendum."

14
N.Y. / Region

New York City Schools to Expand Breakfast Program

Under the new program, which will begin this fall and ramp up over three years, a free breakfast of protein, a grain, fruit and milk will be served in most elementary school classrooms.

Overeating at breakfast is almost impossible.

15
Science

SpaceX Rocket Explodes After Launching

The Falcon 9 rocket built by Space Exploration Technologies was destined for the International Space Station.

The mode of failure is not yet known.

16
World

In China, Stomachs Turn at News of Traders Peddling 40-Year-Old Meat

The authorities have seized nearly half a billion dollars’ worth of smuggled frozen meat this month across China, some of it dating to the 1970s.

Chinese merchants behaving badly.
Capitalism at its best.

17
Opinion

The Supreme Court’s Ruling on the Health Law

Readers express surprise, gratitude and relief but also annoyance.

Another lost battle for states rights.

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N.Y. / Region

Resignation Leaves a Sole Republican Judge on New York State’s Highest Court

Judge Susan Phillips Read said she would leave the bench in August to spend more time with her family.

I am not going to search for reasons as yet.

19
Business Day

F.C.C. Chairman Sees No Need to Set Aside More Airwaves for Smaller Cell Carriers

Tom Wheeler, head of the Federal Communications Commission, says the agency is already doing enough to increase competition among wireless companies.

Tom Wheeler is doing the right thing.

20
Business Day

Nurse Pleads Guilty to Taking Kickbacks From Drug Maker

Heather Alfonso of Connecticut accepted $83,000 to prescribe Subsys, a powerful painkiller made by Insys Therapeutics. Prosecutors appear to be looking more closely at the company.

Nurses are underpaid.


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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/29/nyregion/second-new-york-prison-escapee-shot.html


"David Sweat, the remaining prison escapee on the run in northern New York, was shot by a state trooper and taken into custody on Sunday after a 23-day manhunt"




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